Daming pirates

When Yu Xiaotian's chariot arrived at the dock of Dalian Shipyard, a very novel sailboat was moored in the dock of the shipyard.

This ship is not very big, with a displacement of just over a thousand tons, but its shape is extremely graceful, with low sides and a very low superstructure.

The entire ship is completely different from the Galen ship type currently being built by all the maritime powers. It can be said to be a completely new type of ship.

This novel style sailboat has a length-to-width ratio of almost more than 6:1. Its underwater shape is designed to be a very small resistance body, and it maintains a certain lateral resistance profile, resulting in a particularly beautiful waterline. The bow waterline is

There is a concave, long and sharp curved scissor-shaped first pillar in a posture suitable for racing. It can split waves and move forward on the sea to reduce wave resistance.

The bow post also extends the length of the hull. If you extend a diagonal bar along the bow post, you can hang more stay jibs at the bow, which will help expand the capacity of the stay sail;

What is even more peculiar is that the bow of this ship should be a hollow bow, which is completely different from the previous Galen ships. The hollow bow makes it easier for the ship to lift its head in the waves and improves its directional stability in the waves.

The tapered waterline of the aft body transitions harmoniously to the narrow rounded tail, harmoniously blending with the graceful bow shape.

This ship has three masts, which can hang very large sails, and the masts are very high, which can basically reach three-quarters of the total length of the ship. It is a standard high mast, and because of the longer hull proportion

, the mutual interference between the three masts will be relatively small, and the horizontal mast is very wide, which greatly exceeds the width of the hull.

However, the armament of this ship does not seem to be very strong. It only has two artillery decks, upper and lower. This is also because the freeboard of this ship is low and it is impossible to arrange a three-layer artillery deck. Even if it is arranged with two layers, it can be said that

It was forced, so this ship could only carry about thirty artillery pieces at most, which were arranged in two levels.

The lower deck can carry more than ten twenty-four-pound long guns, and the upper artillery deck can carry more than ten twelve-pound long guns. On the ship's side deck, a small number of light artillery can also be arranged, so the force is not very strong.

Although this boat has not been launched yet, after seeing this boat, the first impression of those who are knowledgeable but not familiar with it is that this boat must be a very fast boat and must be very suitable for high-speed navigation.

When Yu Xiaotian saw the boat, he was also very excited. He walked a few steps to the dock, stopped and began to carefully look at the boat in front of him, with a gentle look in his eyes as if looking at his son.

, revealing a doting look.

"Okay! It's finally built! Very good! It can basically be said that it was built according to my design! Haha! Good! Good! Good!"

Yu Xiaotian couldn't hide his excitement and said hello several times.

At this time, the director of Dalian Shipyard walked gently behind Yu Xiaotian and said to Xiaotian: "Your Majesty, this ship was built by copying and enlarging the drawings and ship models originally sent by your Majesty.

Yes, before this, the ministers have built five small test ships and conducted trials at sea. The speed is extremely fast, far exceeding the speed of all ship types we can build so far, and even the speed exceeds the speed of existing ship types.

Twice as much!”

Yu Xiaotian nodded and said with a smile: "Well done! This kind of ship was originally designed for high-speed sailing. Of course it can run fast. If its speed can't keep up with other current ship types, then what use do I need it for?"

This kind of ship can be used as a fast transport ship, and it can also be used as a high-speed gunboat. It is perfect as a privateer ship! After having this kind of ship, we can set off from Qingdao to Australia, if the wind direction is more favorable.

, it can arrive as soon as one month!

If you go to the Americas and sail with the wind, you can reach the Americas in three months at the fastest! Although I have not seen this ship launched into the water for trial trials, according to my estimation, the speed of this ship can reach at least thirty miles per hour.

, it can be said to be as fast as a galloping horse!”

After hearing Yu Xiaotian's words, the naval officers who came to pick up the ship all had expressions of surprise and shock on their faces.

If what Yu Xiaotian said is true, then this kind of ship is really a super weapon. Think about it, this ship can enter the battlefield at twice the speed of the enemy's ship, so it can be more convenient than the enemy.

Seizing the favorable wind direction, if the enemy ship's firepower is too strong to sink it, then driving this kind of ship can quickly leave the battlefield.

This will change the pattern of naval warfare, allowing the party that owns this kind of ship to completely take the initiative on the battlefield.

Although the firepower of this kind of ship is not very strong, relying on its speed, it can hit and run away, turn around, and continue to harass the enemy until it is completely defeated.

If it is used as a privateer ship to specifically hunt down enemy merchant ships on the sea, it would be even better. As long as one is targeted by such a ship, no one can escape except after being captured.

Besides, there is almost no possibility of escape.

If it is used as a transport ship, it is also an artifact. It can reach its destination twice or even twice as fast as any other ship. If it competes with commercial rivals, the party that owns this type of ship will be able to reach its destination.

The local market has been completely seized, and competitors are belatedly arriving. By then, I'm afraid they won't even be able to get a hot bite of shit.

So the naval officers all came together and asked Xiaotian with their laughter: "Then I dare to ask Your Majesty, what type of ship should this kind of ship be called? Please give me a name by Your Majesty!"

Yu Xiaotian glanced at the ship in the dock, laughed and waved his hand: "This kind of ship is called a clipper ship! In the future, this ship will become the fastest ship among sailboats, and there will be no other ship.

To your right! Okay, stop talking nonsense! Hurry and cut the ribbon! Open the dock door and release the water, and launch this ship into the water. I haven’t been on a ship for a long time. I must be the first to board this ship today and personally command the trial!"

As Yu Xiaotian used a pair of golden scissors to cut a piece of red cloth, and smashed a bottle of wine in a glass bottle at the bow of the ship, a shipman immediately knocked on the dock door and slowly lifted the dock door with a winch.

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The seawater immediately rushed into the dock, and soon began to submerge the bottom of the ship, gradually providing buoyancy to the ship. As the seawater in the dock became deeper and deeper, the buoyancy became greater and greater. This flying shear

The boat gradually began to float up from its frame, and everyone stared nervously at the boat to observe its stability.

The result was very satisfying. The craftsmen at the shipyard controlled the balance of the ship very well, and the ballast stones were placed in place. After the ship floated, it swung a little and was stabilized. Basically, it looks like

There is no tendency to lean sideways or lean forward or backward.

Then everyone breathed a long sigh of relief, and suddenly the gongs and drums were beating loudly, firecrackers were going off, and they all stepped forward to congratulate Yu Xiaotian.

After the dock door opened, Yu Xiaotian watched the ship being towed out of the dock, then moved to a nearby trestle and docked next to the trestle. The craftsmen immediately boarded the ship and began to perform final mooring inspections to confirm that the ship

Check the construction quality of the boat and check for water leaks in the cabin.

After a day of inspection and final leak repairs, as well as mooring tests on the dock, this era's first officially built flying shear ship is basically capable of sea trials.

Yu Xiaotian eagerly rejected the dissuasion of the ministers, insisted on being the first to board the clipper ship, and personally commanded the ship to go to sea for the first trial voyage.

In the end, the ministers could not stand Yu Xiaotian's insistence, so they had to let Yu Xiaotian board the ship, and ordered the guards to take good care of Yu Xiaotian to avoid danger.

But Yu Xiaotian immediately laughed and scolded them: "You guys, do you not believe that the boat I designed can float on the sea, or do you not trust the craftsmanship of the craftsmen in our shipyard?

I can guarantee that this ship will make you jaw-dropping! And there will never be any problems."

The ministers certainly dare not say that they don't trust Yu Xiaotian's design. Who doesn't know that their emperor is an all-rounder, especially good at ship design. Many ships used by the navy today are basically from him.

The design has made the Dazhong Navy the most powerful navy in the world. Who dares to say that Yu Xiaotian can't do it, then there may be no one in the world who can do it.

This clipper ship, which was painted milky white, slowly left the dock under the command of Yu Xiaotian, then raised its sails and sailed towards the outside of the port. The accompanying people boarded several other ships and escorted them.

This new ship left the harbor and entered the open sea.

"Full sail, right rudder thirty degrees!" Yu Xiaotian stood on the poop and personally gave the order.

The temporary boatswain immediately repeated his order, and the helmsman followed the order and began to quickly control the steering wheel. The ship turned into a downwind state and headed toward the southeast sea. The sails began to be raised under the skillful operation of the sailors.

The ship then seemed to have been whipped. The ship's hull jumped forward and continued to accelerate. In front of everyone's eyes, it began to speed up towards the wide sea like a wild horse running wild.

In the end, the speed of the ship was increased to a jaw-dropping level, cutting through the waves on the sea and heading into the distance like a sharp arrow.

All the people who participated in the sea trial were dumbfounded as they stared at the ship as it was leaving. After a while, someone shouted loudly: "What a ship! It's so beautiful! Long live the Holy One..."

All the boats suddenly burst into cheers.

After Yu Xiaotian had satisfied the captain's addiction on the sea, he ordered the return voyage and returned to the pier where he started. He stood on the pier with his back to the clipper ship and faced everyone standing on the pier.

He said loudly: "I can now officially declare that from now on, the sea will be the sea of ​​us Chinese, and this century and the next century will also become the century of us Chinese!"

We arrived late, but not too late, and now we have caught up! The Americas will be ours, Australia will be ours, and Africa will also be ours! This world will become the world of us Chinese!...

"

Yu Xiaotian's voice echoed over the entire dock, and these words were forever recorded in the annals of history and became Emperor Chengtian's declaration to the entire world.

In the days that followed, Yu Xiaotian, the Dazhong Emperor, seemed to be acting as a hands-off treasurer again. He rarely went to court in person. When something happened, he mostly convened cabinet ministers for discussion or directly gave instructions to cabinet ministers.

And he himself seems to be indulged in some strange and cunning things. He either goes to the Royal Machinery Factory and leads a group of craftsmen to tinker with steel machinery, or from time to time he goes to the Dalian Shipyard or Qingdao Naval Base to watch.

Naval training.

Sometimes he even invited some missionaries from Europe to discuss some technical issues day and night in the palace. He also set up a chemistry laboratory in the palace, and personally took some students to detect some strange smells in the palace, and even

Something dangerous.

For this reason, an explosion was caused in the palace, which almost caused a fire. Fortunately, Yu Xiaotian ran fast and was burned on his buttocks. His head and face were as if he had been drilled in a coal mine. He was in a mess and had a beard.

Most of it was burned off, and his eyebrows were completely burned off.

For this reason, the cabinet ministers wrote to Xiaotian many times to advise him, urging him to take care of political affairs more and not indulge in such strange and cunning affairs, so as not to waste the government.

But Yu Xiaotian plausibly said that if I was asked to do everything personally and take care of everything big and small, what would you cabinet ministers and other officials do?

Since I have handed over the power to you, you just have to do things for me within the scope of your authority. I am not blind and can see who does well and who does poorly. What I have to do is yours.

Things you don’t understand are also important things that benefit the country and the people, so don’t talk nonsense.

For this reason, some people are secretly complaining in the public, saying that if the current situation continues, there is a legacy of Emperor Tianqi of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, Emperor Tianqi indulged in carpentry, lacquering and all kinds of strange and cunning affairs, and neglected the government.

, so that it leads to chaos in the world. If the Holy Spirit continues like this, it may not be a good thing.